Week 10 ยท Extension & Project Planning
Session 50: Final project plan review
Learning outcomes
- Present a complete final project plan for review
- Identify and reduce the biggest technical risk
- Agree a build schedule for weeks 11 and 12
Kit and components
- Learners' logbooks and approved proposals
- Printed final project briefs and milestone sheets
Pre-reading about 15 min
Students read these on their phones before class. They are listed on the student Before class page.
Session plan
- 0:0015 minDiscuss
What a reviewable plan contains
- 0:1575 minPlan
One-to-one plan reviews
Review each plan for 6-8 minutes: pin and power plan, BOM, state table and risk list. Sign the milestone or record the changes needed. Waiting learners refine their plans and collect parts.
- 1:3020 minPlan
Build schedules
Learners write a session-by-session plan for S51-S60 with the subsystem check (S52) and integration check (S55) marked.
- 1:5010 minWrap-up
Next milestone: S52
Checkpoint: ready to move on?
Every learner's plan review milestone is signed, or the changes are recorded with a date before S51.
Extension for fast finishers
Start the first subsystem test sketch.
Catch-up path
Learners whose plans need major changes meet the facilitator before S51.
Homework and practice
Collect parts and write the first subsystem test sketch.
Facilitator notes
- Do not approve plans that depend on parts that are not available; suggest kit alternatives.